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In October 1827, Europe witnessed the last major naval battle to be fought entirely by sailing ships. This was the Battle of Navarino in Greece, on th...
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In the insanely hilarious spoof movie ‘rockumentary’, This is Spinal Tap, one member of the band, David St Hubbins, is complaining to anot...
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When one goes abroad it is always helpful to have the words translated into English. Indeed, sometimes you’d be lost without that assistance. On...
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As you can see from the photo on the home page, you get a tremendous view over London from the 10th-floor restaurant at the Bourne & Hollingsworth...
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Last Friday the hosts for the 2022 World Cup, Qatar, won the Asian Cup. In the final against Japan, who had previously won the competition four times,...
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This is old news but quite an extraordinary story anyway. Last November, this painting – Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) – s...
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